The ACU LEO template has been implemented to improve consistency in navigation and user experience in LEO units across ACU
Key items, such as the Unit outline, the Announcement forum and assessment information should be easily accessible and in the same place regardless of Discipline, School or Faculty. The template does not take away academic freedom in terms of the learning activities and resources, but does make suggestions about how this content can be scaffolded.
The LEO template is in the LEO Tile format and has required blocks, including Copyright and Acknowledgement of Country.
There are key titles for the first three tiles:
The Exemplar unit for 2021 onwards is a self-enrolling LEO unit which showcases the ACU LEO template and provides resources and a template guide to help understand and implement the template in your unit.
The Faculty of Law and Business has a few extra requirements so use the Exemplar unit for 2021 Law and Business units instead. It also provides a resources and a template guide to help understand and implement the template in your Law and Business unit.
The steps to convert to the new template can be quick and easy, or it may take a few hours depending on how much reorganising your unit requires. Learning Designers and Learning Technologists within the Centre for Education and Innovation can provide some support to assist you with this. Please email lxd@acu.edu.au to request assistance.
The first step to convert your unit into the new template is to roll over your existing unit just as you normally would in preparation for a new teaching semester.
Please see the LEO guides for instructions on rolling over an existing unit.
1. Click the 'cog icon' located at the top right hand corner of the unit and select 'Edit settings'.
2. On the Unit format section, select 'Tile format' in the format option.
3. On the Appearance section, select 'LEO (ACU)' for the Force theme.
4. Click save and display.
Rolling over a unit from a previous semester may include manually added images, forcing the LEO ACU theme will not automatically remove these.
To remove manually added image and force LEO ACU image:
If Tile Preview is not displayed it means you do not have permission to manually change an image.
In your unit, click Turn editing on
At the bottom of all unit sections you should see the Tile Preview options
To replace LEO ACU image with your own image:
1. Click 'Turn editing on' option at the top right hand corner of the unit.
2. Scroll to the section that you want to rename and click 'Edit section'.
3. Make sure that the custom option is ticked, then rename the tile.
4. Click 'save changes'.
NOTE: Please make sure that the first three tiles is named Information and resources, Communication and support, and Assessment. This should be the same for every single unit.
1. Click and hold to drag the item.
2. Drag the item to the correct section and release.
1. Copy the text by highlighting the text and pressing Ctrl + C or right click then select copy.
2. Go to the section where it should be placed, click add activity or resource.
3. Click 'Label' activity under resources tab.
4. Paste the information in the text editor and click 'save'.
5. Delete the information where it should not be located.
1. Click 'editing on'.
2. Go to the section you want to delete, then click delete section.
NOTE: All items under the section you delete will be deleted as well. So please make sure to only delete empty sections.
1. Go the section you want to edit and add an activity or resource.
2. When you want to copy and paste from an external resource, it is a good practice to paste it as plain text. To do this, click the arrow down button on the text editor and select 'paste special' that has a black and white document icon.
3. You will see two textboxes. The left textbox is where you will paste the text while the right textbox lets you preview how the text will look. Make sure you tick the 'Paste as unformatted text' option on step 2.
4. Click 'Complete paste'.
5. Click 'Save and return to unit'.
1. Click the cog icon and select 'Restore'.
2. Choose the appropriate file you want to restore.
3. Click 'Restore'.
4. Go to the 'Restore into this unit' and select 'Merge the backup unit into this unit'.
NOTE: It is important to select the 'Merge the backup unit into this unit', not the 'Delete the contents of this unit then restore', to avoid losing all the contents of the unit.
5. Click 'continue.
6. Click 'Next' until you reach step 5: review.
7. Click 'Perform restore'.
8. Once the process is successful, click 'Continue' to go back into the unit. The restored items should now appear.
1. Under the communication and support section, add an activity or resource.
2. Select External tool.
3. Select 24/7 on-demand support for the preconfigured tool.
4. Name the activity as '24/7 on-demand support'.
5. Set the launch container to 'new window'. This setting opens up a new window when the '24/7 on-demand support' is clicked.
5. Click and save return to unit.
6. Drag the tool and move it below the 24/7 online student support area.
1. Under tile preview, click 'set background'.
2. Upload the background image you want to use.
3. Click 'Use'.
1. Select 'Add block' at the bottom of the left-side menu. Then select the type of block you want to add.
2. The new block should now appear on the right hand side of the unit. You can move the block around with the four-headed arrow icon.
1. Click the cog icon then select 'Restore'.
2. Choose the file.
3. Go to the 'Restore into this unit' section and select 'Merge the backup unit into this unit'.
NOTE: Please make sure that the 'Merge the backup unit into this unit' is selected, not the 'Delete the contents of this unit and then restore'.
4. Click 'Next' until you reach step 5.
5. Click 'Perform Restore'.
6. Click 'continue' to go back to the unit page. The restored items should now appear in the unit.
Review the Exemplar unit for 2021 onwards. It gives examples in the weekly or module tiles of how your learning activities and resources can be scaffolded to give students a better understanding of how, what and why they are doing the activities. The weekly or module tiles are where the teaching creativity can flow. Use videos, quizzes and interactive activities you bring the unit to life. Link the activities to the learning outcomes, real world examples and the assessment.
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